RSSGangs - A Legacy of Violence
Eastern Washington Violent Crime Rates
Broetje Orchards video
Timeline of gangs in Walla Walla
Reports
HB 2834 - Relating to Gang and Hate Group Activity at SchoolHB 2835 - Relating to School Safety Zones
Evaluating GREAT - A School-based Gang Prevention Program
Gangs Task Force Report 2009
ANALYSIS OF THE SOCIAL CAPITAL STOCK OF YOUNG LATINAS/OS AND GANG MEMBERSHIP IN WASHINGTON STATE
LATINO YOUTH IN WASHINGTON STATE’S JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM
Resource links
Gang-related laws in state of WashingtonNational Gang Center
Series Schedule
Sunday
- Culture, gangs closely tied
- For some, gang affiliation a family affair
- Police plan hard line for summer
- Overview of gangs in the Valley
Monday
- A history of gangs
- Behind the walls of the Juvenile Justice Center
- Prosecutors focus on gangs
- Ex-police officer connects to gang members
Tuesday
- Promise seen in national program
- Bills could add tools to fight gangs
- School policies take hard line
- Dress code changes to keep up with gangs
- Wa-Hi's resource officer, helps keep gang activity at the school to a minimum
- Middle school key to affiliation
Wednesday
- Pastor turns over new leaf after gang life
- Gathering places: Gangs arrive
- A view from the outlying areas
- Broetje Orchards tackles gangs by building community
Thursday
- In the ER: A bloody aspect
- First responders 'finding a lot of carnage'
- Gangs behind bars
- Businesses, homeowners deal with gangs, graffiti
Friday
- After-school programs offer alternatives
- From their own mouths
- Warning signs of affiliation
- Community Council addresses problem
GANGS - Community Council to turn focus to gang problem -
Gang activity frequently intrudes into everyday life in our region, so it is not surprising that "gangs" was suggested as a potential topic for the next Community Council Study....
Gang activity frequently intrudes into everyday life in our region, so it is not surprising that "gangs" was suggested as a potential topic for the next Community Council Study....
GANGS - Daily lives of drugs, violence -
Antonio, 17, is dead serious. He leans forward in the plastic chair, his hands clasped. Today he is wearing a blue jumpsuit, indicating he's been on good behavior in the detention center since his arrest on a burglary charge....
Antonio, 17, is dead serious. He leans forward in the plastic chair, his hands clasped. Today he is wearing a blue jumpsuit, indicating he's been on good behavior in the detention center since his arrest on a burglary charge....
GANGS - A wealth of alternatives for children in Walla Walla Valley -
It's all about choices: in beliefs, in friends and activities. If children are busy with fun, interesting things to do, they may be less likely to enter a gang. The Walla Walla area has many organizations that offer enrichment for kids giving families mor...
It's all about choices: in beliefs, in friends and activities. If children are busy with fun, interesting things to do, they may be less likely to enter a gang. The Walla Walla area has many organizations that offer enrichment for kids giving families mor...
GANGS - Little contact for gangs on inside, outside -
WALLA WALLA -- There are gang members in prison and gang members out of prison, but not a lot of interaction between the two....
WALLA WALLA -- There are gang members in prison and gang members out of prison, but not a lot of interaction between the two....
GANGS - Statistics show Walla Walla crime rates cause for concern -
The FBI is one of the larger compilers of crime statistics in the United States, and every year it releases its Uniform Crime Report, which include statistics on Walla Walla....
The FBI is one of the larger compilers of crime statistics in the United States, and every year it releases its Uniform Crime Report, which include statistics on Walla Walla....
GANGS - Local businesses see problem with gang graffiti -
WALLA WALLA -- Unlike the slow economy, which has weighed in heavy on many businesses, gangs have not had as much of an influence on the local business turf....
WALLA WALLA -- Unlike the slow economy, which has weighed in heavy on many businesses, gangs have not had as much of an influence on the local business turf....
GANGS - Local emergency rooms see effects of gang violence -
WALLA WALLA -- The topic seemed far away as an exhausted Tom Underhill tucked into a breakfast of yogurt, fruit and grains at a downtown Walla Walla restaurant recently....
WALLA WALLA -- The topic seemed far away as an exhausted Tom Underhill tucked into a breakfast of yogurt, fruit and grains at a downtown Walla Walla restaurant recently....
GANGS - First responders 'finding a lot of carnage' -
They go in after the police respond to situations stemming from violence, explained Brad Morris, deputy chief for the Walla Walla Fire Department....
They go in after the police respond to situations stemming from violence, explained Brad Morris, deputy chief for the Walla Walla Fire Department....
GANGS - Outlying communities avoid violence but find other gang problems -
Communities that are near a larger population hub, and supply workers to that hub, are sometimes referred to as bedroom communities....
Communities that are near a larger population hub, and supply workers to that hub, are sometimes referred to as bedroom communities....
GANGS - Local pastor found way out of gang life -
MILTON-FREEWATER -- "And we were at this party. And we said, 'We're this and we're that.' I was very scared but I couldn't show that in front of my friends....
MILTON-FREEWATER -- "And we were at this party. And we said, 'We're this and we're that.' I was very scared but I couldn't show that in front of my friends....
